Mel Carnahan
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- December 20, 1933
- Died
- January 30, 2024
- Age at death
- 90
- Home state
- Missouri
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1992–2000
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Carnahan3.8M
Opponents3.0M
3
Elections run
Between 1992 and 2000, Mel Carnahan ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. Senate), winning all 3. Carnahan's biggest single-election total was 1,375,425 votes, in the 1992 governor election in Missouri. Carnahan's closest win came in the 2000 U.S. Senate election in Missouri, decided by 48,960 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Missouri, every governor election in Missouri, or all 2000 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Mel Carnahan received?
Mel Carnahan has received 3,792,038 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | U.S. SenateMissouri | Won | 1,191,81250.47% | John Ashcroft Evaline Taylor Grant Samuel Stauffer Hugh Foley Charles Dockins |
| 1996 | GovernorMissouri | Won | 1,224,80157.17% | Margaret B. Kelly |
| 1992 | GovernorMissouri | Won | 1,375,42558.7% | William L. Webster |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q448619). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Mel Carnahan: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/mel-carnahan. Accessed [date].